Teknor Apex Company has filed a new inter partes review petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, opening IPR2027-00035 on November 10, 2026. At this stage, the publicly available docket information identifies the petitioner as Teknor Apex Company, but key details practitioners will want to monitor—including the specific patent number, the patent owner, and the asserted prior-art combinations—may emerge…
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Here’s another in my occasional series of posts where I have an AI tool write an unedited blog post from its own perspective analyzing a major failure to see what we humans might learn from it.How AI Thought It Earned Its Rigor Badge (and Failed the Test)An AI Assistant’s Account of Confabulation, Python Scripts, and the Illusion of the…
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The SEC’s fiscal 2026 enforcement report points to a familiar but still important trend: fewer overall actions, paired with a strong message that the agency remains focused on core securities-policing categories. In its November 10 announcement, the Commission highlighted major matters involving investment adviser fraud, issuer disclosure failures, and market misconduct, while underscoring that case volume continued to decline from…
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The SEC has issued its fiscal year 2026 enforcement results, offering a closely watched snapshot of where the agency is directing its resources and what kinds of conduct it views as worth pursuing. Although the announcement is not tied to a single headline lawsuit, it is significant for securities lawyers and compliance professionals because annual enforcement results often function as…
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A federal judge in Washington has denied Zillow’s request to reconsider an earlier ruling in a proposed antitrust class action, allowing key claims to continue against the real-estate platform. The suit alleges Zillow leveraged its position in online home search to pressure affiliated agents to steer homebuyers toward Zillow’s mortgage offerings, tying platform access and agent relationships to mortgage-referral practices.
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I was intrigued when I recently read about Reveal’s Onna platform that can now collect what employees put into and get out of Claude Enterprise. Come to find out, Onna already had done the same for ChatGPT and Gemini, and other e-discovery providers offer similar tools. These tools make it easier when it comes time for responding to discovery requests.
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The U.S. Senate’s vote to advance bipartisan permitting legislation is more than a policy development for energy and infrastructure developers—it is a potentially significant reset for administrative law and environmental litigation. The proposal is designed to accelerate federal review of major projects, including transmission lines, pipelines, renewable energy facilities, and data centers, by tightening timelines, clarifying agency roles, and narrowing…
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This keynote presentation grew out of my ten-part Prudent AI series, in which I explore how leaders can make consequential decisions about AI while preserving their organizations’ capacity to learn, adapt, and choose.The keynote approaches those ideas differently, through three unexpected historical stories and the leadership questions they raise.In keeping with my longstanding commitment to sharing ideas openly, I’m…
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington has reportedly told the court it does not have the resources to defend every immigration detention habeas case now being filed, and that in some matters it will allow judges to decide petitions without opposition from the government. For lawyers who track detention litigation, that is more than an administrative…
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Our Professionalism Spotlight series highlights Illinois legal professionals who demonstrate the ideals of professionalism in their careers.
In this Professionalism Spotlight, we spoke to Yulanda Curtis, Director of Clinical Education, Clinical Professor of Law, and Veterans Legal Clinic Director at the University of Illinois College of Law.
In recognition of Veterans Day (November 11), we spoke with Yulanda…
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Blue J, the Toronto-based tax research and advisory platform, said today that it has raised $176 million in Series E capital to scale its agentic AI and expand into new geographic markets.The round was led by JMI Equity, a leading growth equity investment firm. Existing investors Oak HC/FT and Sapphire Ventures also participated in the round, along with Intrepid Growth…
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